Re: interesting story

["Erik Heil" <eheil@rcn.com>]

Just a thought here regarding the HJ authorization disks.  We need to find
where the errors are hard coded into the filesystem, then we could create a
usable version and possibly use dd to create the media.  Who knows, if we're
very good at this, we may even be able to create our own NT authorizations.
This depends on what flag values are actually set in the authorization file.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow@gmx.net>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: interesting story


> I can't seem to find this teledisk program, Whare do I go?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Octavian Rasnita" <orasnita@home.ro>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 9:19 PM
> Subject: Re: interesting story
>
>
> > Do you know about Teledisk?
> > It is used for creating images of floppy disks with extra sectors and
some
> > sectors formatted with another density.
> > www.shaftoffice.com.
> >
> > Teddy,
> > orasnita@home.ro
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alex Snow" <alex_snow@gmx.net>
> > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 3:05 AM
> > Subject: Re: interesting story
> >
> >
> > You can't image the disk.  I think there's hard errors on it to prevent
me
> > >from doing just that.  The best thing to do is find out exactly what
> > hjauth.exe does.  That would be great If I could run 2k or xp on this
box
> > aspecially cause I'm running a server.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@attbi.com>
> > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 6:47 PM
> > Subject: Re: interesting story
> >
> >
> > Hi Alex. Now there's one thing that I don't think has been cracked or
> > avoided yet. I think I could use my box to image an nt authorization,
and
> > then copy it onto a fat formatted disk for others to use. Now as for
> > tricking Winblows into thinking that jfw is registered under w2k, will
> have
> > to search the various reg keys for that one.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Alex Snow <alex_snow@gmx.net>
> > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 3:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: interesting story
> >
> >
> > > So Do I.  Can't use it though because I don't got jaws "NT
> authorisation".
> > > Maybe there's a crack for that also?
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gregory Nowak" <greg@romualt.dhs.org>
> > > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 3:28 PM
> > > Subject: Re: interesting story
> > >
> > >
> > > > Yeah. A friend of mine surprised me the other day by cheerfully
> > informing
> > > me that he's got a cd of a cracked copy of windows xp.
> > > > Greg
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, May 15, 2002 at 03:22:42PM -0400, Alex Snow wrote:
> > > > > Sounds just like Microcrap. Hypocritical.
> > > > > And about that xp activation thing, it's been cracked.
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@attbi.com>
> > > > > To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 7:33 PM
> > > > > Subject: interesting story
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all. Hope this is of interest.
> > > > >
> > > > >                       Did Microsoft Flirt With Piracy?
> > > > >
> > > > >                   Complaints about open-source software policy
> reveal
> > > piracy
> > > > > rap
> > > > >                   in France.
> > > > >                   Kim Zetter, special to PCWorld.com
> > > > >                   Thursday, May 09, 2002
> > > > >                   While Microsoft cracks down on software pirates
> the
> > > world
> > > > >                   over, the software giant itself was quietly
> > convicted
> > > of
> > > > >                   piracy charges in France last fall--and the
case,
> > > while
> > > > >                   supposedly under appeal, may cost the company
some
> > > > > business.
> > > > >                   The French division of Microsoft is facing a
fine
> of
> > > about
> > > > >                   $422,000 for illegal use of another company's
> source
> > > code
> > > > > in
> > > > >                   an animation program called Softimage 3D. The
> > program
> > > has
> > > > > been
> > > > >                   used to create such films as The Matrix, Men in
> > Black,
> > > and
> > > > >                   Star Wars. But the dispute itself was cited by a
> > > > > governmental
> > > > >                   buyer who contends Microsoft should not complain
> > about
> > > > > pirates
> > > > >                   when it is guilty of the same transgression.
> > Microsoft
> > > did
> > > > > not
> > > > >                   respond to requests for comment.
> > > > >                   Borrowed Code
> > > > >                   The issue started in 1995 when Microsoft France
> > > purchased
> > > > >                   Softimage, a Canadian company that developed the
> 3D
> > > CGI
> > > > >                   animation program Softimage 3D. The acquired
> company
> > > was
> > > > >                   accused of illegally lifting source code from a
> > > > > proprietary
> > > > >                   program called Character, developed by the
owners
> of
> > > Syn'x
> > > > >                   Relief, a company near Paris.
> > > > >                   In 1994, Softimage had negotiated with Syn'x
about
> > > > > integrating
> > > > >                   parts of the Character program into Softimage
3D.
> > But
> > > the
> > > > > deal
> > > > >                   fell through when Softimage demanded all rights
to
> > the
> > > > > code,
> > > > >                   according to a report in PC World Malta. In
1995,
> > when
> > > > > Syn'x
> > > > >                   severed its relationship with
Microsoft-Softimage,
> > the
> > > > > company
> > > > >                   assured Syn'x that it had removed "some or all"
of
> > > > > Character
> > > > >                   from its software. But Syn'x charges that
> > > > > Microsoft-Softimage
> > > > >                   removed only one part of the code, and retained
> > eight
> > > > > other
> > > > >                   functions that Character's developers had
> registered
> > > with
> > > > > the
> > > > >                   French National Intellectual Property Institute.
> > > > >                   After Syn'x sent two letters to Softimage and
> > > Microsoft
> > > > >                   demanding the functions be removed, the company
> > filed
> > > > > suit. In
> > > > >                   1998, Microsoft sold Softimage to Avid
> Technologies
> > > but
> > > > >                   remained responsible for the legal infringements
> of
> > > its
> > > > > former
> > > > >                   wholly owned subsidiary.
> > > > >                   Although Syn'x eventually fell into bankruptcy
as
> a
> > > result
> > > > > of
> > > > >                   the case, the program's authors continued their
> > fight.
> > > > > Last
> > > > >                   September the Commercial Court of Nanterre,
> France,
> > > > > awarded
> > > > >                   Syn'x the judgment for damages and interest.
> > Microsoft
> > > has
> > > > >                   vowed to appeal the decision.
> > > > >                   Sales Pitch Rebuffed
> > > > >                   Microsoft's brush with piracy in France came to
> > light
> > > only
> > > > >                   this week. The case was overshadowed at the time
> by
> > > the
> > > > > focus
> > > > >                   on the September 11 terrorist attacks. But
> recently
> > a
> > > > > Peruvian
> > > > >                   congressman raised the issue in regard to a
> > Microsoft
> > > > >                   contract.
> > > > >                   Dr. Edgar David Villanueva Nuñez corresponded in
> > April
> > > > > with
> > > > >                   Microsoft's general manager in Peru over
proposed
> > > > > legislation
> > > > >                   there that would require any software used by
the
> > > Peruvian
> > > > >                   government to be open source (or "free
software,"
> as
> > > it's
> > > > >                   referred to in Peru). Microsoft representatives
> > > protested
> > > > > the
> > > > >                   plan, writing the congressman that producing
> > > open-source
> > > > >                   software makes a software company vulnerable to
> > piracy
> > > of
> > > > > its
> > > > >                   intellectual property by competitors. If Peru
> > mandates
> > > the
> > > > > use
> > > > >                   of open-source software by government agencies,
it
> > > "would
> > > > >                   establish discriminatory and noncompetitive
> > practices
> > > in
> > > > > the
> > > > >                   contracting and purchasing" of software by
public
> > > bodies,
> > > > >                   Microsoft stated.
> > > > >                   Nuñez was apparently not persuaded. He replied
to
> > > > > Microsoft:
> > > > >                   "The inclusion of the intellectual property of
> > others
> > > in
> > > > > works
> > > > >                   claimed as one's own is not a practice that has
> been
> > > noted
> > > > > in
> > > > >                   the [open-source] software community; whereas,
> > > > > unfortunately,
> > > > >                   it has been in the area of proprietary
software."
> He
> > > cited
> > > > >                   specifically Microsoft's conviction by the
> > Commercial
> > > > > Court of
> > > > >                   France, "for violation of intellectual property
> > > (piracy,
> > > > > to
> > > > >                   use the unfortunate term that your firm commonly
> > uses
> > > in
> > > > > its
> > > > >                   publicity)."
> > > > >                   Meanwhile, Microsoft remains one of the most
> > outspoken
> > > > > critics
> > > > >                   of piracy, aggressively pursuing violators and
> > urging
> > > > >                   authorities to crack down on anyone who
illegally
> > > copies
> > > > > its
> > > > >                   software. The company even went so far as to
> include
> > > an
> > > > >                   Activation Wizard in Windows XP, which prevents
> > > customers
> > > > > from
> > > > >                   loading a single copy of XP onto more than one
PC.
> > The
> > > > > company
> > > > >                   amended the policy after user outcry.
> > > > >
> > > > >
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